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Coach, founded in 1941, is America's premier accessible luxury accessories brand and a leader in international markets. We are a designer and marketer of high quality, modern accessories that complement the diverse lifestyles of today's consumer. Coach offers excellent career growth opportunities, competitive salaries and benefits within a dynamic work environment.

Coach brings together strong, collaborative people in a dynamic culture of mutual respect, support, and passion for the brand and product. We believe innovation drives winning performance, and we constantly challenge ourselves to be the very best we can in every aspect of our business. You will be surrounded by some of the best and brightest people in the industry. At Coach you will be in great company!

"With average sales growth of 24% over the past three years and a 61% return on invested capital, Coach is No. 1 on this year's BusinessWeek 50 ranking. The companies that make up the BusinessWeek 50 represent the star performers in each of the 10 sectors that make up the S&P 500." Business Week, March 2008

Job Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Coach Advanced Analytics team that will execute projects through predictive analytics, customer segmentation and modeling, ad hoc business analytics and customer behavior reporting in support of internal global business partners
• Work together with Marketing and Strategy leadership to set priorities for the work of the team in service of Coach's overall priorities
• Design, develop and implement analytical models using appropriate data mining and statistical tools, analyze results and work cross-functionally to generate actionable recommendations
• Identify and manage outside vendor relationships, where appropriate
• Take a leadership role in attracting, developing and retaining the talent on the Advanced Analytics team

• Balanced expertise in data analytics (methods and application), relevant supporting technology, and business acumen
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills
• Exceptional oral, written and formal presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to generate innovative insights from rigorous analysis
• Experience managing projects, including ability to provide direction to others and successfully generate results
• Experience working cross-functionally, managing others through influence
• High level of comfort presenting to, interacting with and advising senior executives

• Minimum of bachelor's degree; Advanced degree in Applied Statistics, Data Mining, Operations Research or equivalent is strongly preferred
• At least 10 years total relevant work experience with at least 5 years in quantitatively intensive role, preferably focused on analyzing retail customer data
• Experience with a broad range of data mining and optimization applications including: SPSS or SAS, Clementine, SQL, .Net, Web Analytic tools, Business Intelligence tools, etc.

(2) Email an electronic copy of your resume to mmeladossi@coach.com.

Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, religion or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Coach at www.coach.com